It took awhile for the Saints to unleash C.J. Spiller on the Cowboys on Sunday night.
Once they finally did, it was clear there was a plan.
New Orleans never would have had to pull the curtain off other pages of the Spiller Protocol if Zach Hocker had nailed a 30-yard field goal at the end of regulation. Luckily, the Saints spent the evening preparing for rain.
The 80-yard touchdown pass Spiller caught was set up throughout the game. When a twist was added to the route concept, the Cowboys weren’t ready for it, which allowed Spiller to race to the end zone and deliver the 26-20 victory.